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August 2016

August 2016

Every year for the last 20 years, The Inquirer and Mirror, Nantucket’s newspaper, asks its readers to vote on the Best of Nantucket in an online Readers Poll in nearly 80 categories. Following are the 2016...

August 2016

Now in its 44th year, the OPERA HOUSE CUP, part of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, is about competition and racing wooden sailboats on the open water. But there was a time, in its earlier days, when...

August 2016

Imagine having your feet in the sand, listening to an orchestra whose history spans 131 years, enjoying a picnic right by the water and seeing some of the most spectacular fireworks go off once the sun...

August 2016

While many of the birds haunting our beaches are speckled variations on the theme of brown and white, differing mainly in relative size, Oystercatchers really catch an observer’s eye. From Smith’s Point to...

August 2016

When the Nantucket Historical Association decided last fall not to hold its annual August Antiques Show in 2016, members of the Antiques Council, which stages the show, quickly got together to see what...

August 2016

When Mellie and Jim Cooper got married many years ago, they furnished their first home with the best they could afford. That furniture has stood the test of time, moving with them to different homes and...

August 2016

In the ever-changing restaurant landscape on Nantucket, few places can boast the high level of consistency and quality found at a French bistro that has dominated the dining scene on Broad Street for the...